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F-357 Blackbird MKII

663 ThePlaneMechanic  9.8 years ago
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*EDIT* Please disregard any comments or ratings posted by the user "classyavacado". If the creators implemented a blocking feature to this website, people like me would be able to get rid of annoying trolls, but until then, just ignore him.



This plane is what Chuck Norris looks for under his bed every night. You guys thought the MKI wasn't agile enough, so I made this. Lighter, faster, more agile, and cooler. I'm going to be honest here, due to this planes extremely innovative design, it flies very very well level, but it doesn't seem to like pitching down from big heights very much. However, even without thrust vectoring, this thing holds together just fine thanks to my highly revised design needed for the new much higher top speed. I'm trying to figure out how to make a MKIII thats even faster, and that will come soon enough, but until then, you have this beast to play with. Please enjoy. EDIT: I've pretty much given up on a MKIII version of this plane, as far as I can tell, this is the absolute best this platform can be, adding more engines and fuel does nothing to the power/weight ratio and just ruins the maneuverability. I have a couple more that should be uploaded soon, I think you guys will like them.

General Characteristics

  • Created On iOS
  • Wingspan 32.5ft (9.9m)
  • Length 43.3ft (13.2m)
  • Height 11.4ft (3.5m)
  • Empty Weight 9,722lbs (4,410kg)
  • Loaded Weight 13,183lbs (5,979kg)

Performance

  • Power/Weight Ratio 2.897
  • Wing Loading 26.7lbs/ft2 (130.4kg/m2)
  • Wing Area 493.7ft2 (45.9m2)
  • Drag Points 1793

Parts

  • Number of Parts 71
  • Control Surfaces 9
  • Performance Cost 445
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    @ABC123 Why thank you. Nice username by the way.
    9.8 years ago
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    13.9k ABC123
    @thelonewolf427 Glad to hear it! Keep having fun :)
    9.8 years ago
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    @ABC123 Yeah, I figured that out for myself today when I was screwing around with the MKIII Prototypes. I just uploaded the MKIII, the last of the Blackbirds, you should test it out, it more or less completely perfect in every way.
    9.8 years ago
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    13.9k ABC123
    @thelonewolf427 This is a nice plane. My advice to you, if you care to hear it, would be that you could easily make your planes much more maneuverable if you put the COM and COL much closer together. You could look at some of my planes for examples; my most recent one, "Drifter", is a good example of this. Or, if you don't want to bother with that, you could just believe me and try it out for yourself.
    9.8 years ago
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    7,706 Chemicalau
    Nice improvement on agility! Also, the plane is tougher than it looks.
    9.8 years ago